Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has lost what respect and trust he still had among some top military officials over his wild rant to the nation’s generals, according to an explosive report. Multiple high-ranking military officers told the right-leaning The Washington Times that the former TV personality’s speech to hundreds of generals in Quantico last month was a turning point for how he’s viewed.

Senate Democrats who were highly critical of Pete Hegseth’s tattoos with crusader symbolism are now keeping silent on progressive Senate candidate's Nazi-style chest tattoo.

The president gave the order to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after touting U.S. military strikes on alleged drug boats off South America.

Army leaders have trumpeted the success of the H2F program, which now has 71 teams in place across the active duty force, in creating fitter soldiers. The service plans to expand H2F to cover the entire Army, including the part-time soldiers of the National Guard and Army Reserve.

Pete Hegseth is said to have lost the respect of his senior officers after an “embarrassing” speech in which he railed against “fat troops” and the state of the US armed forces.

A rumor that circulated online in October 2025 claimed (archived) zookeeper and conservationist Robert Irwin filed a $60 million lawsuit against U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.  According to the story,

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth defended the U.S. decision to repatriate two survivors of a recent military strike on a suspected drug-smuggling submarine, likening it to battlefield practices during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

President Donald Trump tapped Lt. Gen. Christopher LaNeve to serve as the Army’s second-highest uniformed leader, replacing Gen. James Mingus, who has spent less than two years in the role.